In its ninth year, the Chicago Fringe Festival shrinks from two weeks to one. Time will tell if this is a meaningful return to its roots (the first ran for only five days), a temporary aberration, or a harbinger of its imminent demise.
Hildegard of Bingen Musical Glenview’s With a Machete Productions debuts its tuneful take on the 12th-century mystic, composer, and natural scientist, written by the duo behind the company’s catchy Church of Modern Love.
Thu 8/30-Mon 9/3, times vary, Jefferson Park locations vary; see website, chicagofringe.org, $10 per show plus $5 admission button; ticket packages $36-$100 plus $5 button.
